Definition von a-flat im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch
- A tone four fifths below C in the cycle of fifths, intermediate between G and A, denoted A♭
The bassoon came in on a low A-flat.
- A key or other mechanism for producing an A-flat
I had to take it to the shop because the A-flat was stuck.
- The key of A-flat major
We will now hear the third sonata, in A-flat.
- A-flat major
- The major key with A-flat as its tonic
- A-flat major
- The major chord with a root of A-flat
- B-flat major
- the major chord with a root of B-flat
- B-flat major
- the major key with B-flat as its tonic
- E flat major
- The major key with E flat as its tonic
- E flat major
- The major chord with a root of E flat
- E-flat major
- Alternative spelling of E flat major
- flat
- A wide, shallow container
a flat of strawberries.
- flat
- Having no variations in altitude
The land around here is flat.
- flat
- A thin, broad brush used in oil and watercolor/watercolour painting
- flat
- Absolute
I'm not going to the party and that's flat.
- flat
- Of a note or voice, lower in pitch than it should be
- flat
- So as to be flat
Spread the tablecloth flat over the table.
- flat
- Bluntly
I asked him if he wanted to marry me and he turned me down flat.
- flat
- The flat part of something
The palm of the hand, with the adjacent part of the fingers.
- flat
- Unable to generate power; dead
- flat
- Uninteresting
The party was a bit flat.
- flat
- Lacking acidity without being sweet
- flat
- Without variations in pitch
- flat
- An apartment
- flat
- Deflated, especially because of a puncture
- flat
- Describing certain features, usually the breasts or buttocks, that are extremely small or not visible at all
That girl is completely flat on both sides.
- flat
- A note played a semitone lower than a natural, denoted by the symbol ♭ sign placed after the letter representing the note (e.g., B♭) or in front of the note symbol (e.g. ♭♪)
- flat
- A flat tyre/tire
- flat
- To make a flat call; to call without raising
- flat
- Completely
I am flat broke this month.
- flat
- Lowered by one semitone
- flat
- An area of level ground
- flat
- without spin; spinless
- flat
- A type of ladies' shoes with very low heels
She liked to walk in her flats more than in her high heels.
- flat
- Of a carbonated drink, with all or most of its carbon dioxide having come out of solution so that the drink no longer fizzes or contains any bubbles
- flat
- (with units of time, distance, etc) Not exceeding
He can run a mile in four minutes flat.
- flat affect
- Lack of emotion
After the crash he presented a flat affect, a symptom of PTSD.
- flat affect
- Lack of apparent emotion
- flat as a pancake
- Particularly or extremely flat
If something that heavy landed on him, he'd be squished flat as a pancake.''.
- flat back four
- collectively, a set of defenders who stay on the same level on the pitch
- flat call
- To call a raise, as opposed to folding or reraising
- flat call
- An instance of flat calling; a call
- flat called
- Simple past tense and past participle of flat call
- flat calling
- Present participle of flat call
- flat calls
- plural form of flat call
- flat calls
- Third-person singular simple present indicative form of flat call
- flat cap
- A man's cap made from wool, tweed, or other soft material. It has a small peak and fits snugly tight to the wearer's head. Popular with outdoor country sportsmen, farmers, and workers, particularly in the north of England
- flat caps
- plural form of flat cap
- flat chat
- Extremely busy
Can you call me back tomorrow, mate? I'm flat chat at the moment.
- flat chat
- At maximum capability or speed
We had the car going flat chat down the highway when the cops pulled us over.
- flat earthers
- plural form of flat earther
- flat feet
- A physical condition of the feet where the arches have collapsed and the sole of the foot is in full contact with the ground
- flat file
- A data file containing usually one record per line
When the flat file became unmanageable, we switched to a proper database system.
- flat files
- plural form of flat file
- flat irons
- plural form of flat iron
- flat junction
- An at-grade junction between two crossing railroad tracks
- flat junctions
- plural form of flat junction
- flat lock
- a method of interlocking metal panels in which one panel edge is folded back on top of itself and the other panel is folded under, after which the two panels are hooked together
- flat locks
- plural form of flat lock
- flat out
- At top speed
After 10 minutes of running flat out, he was out of breath.
- flat out
- lazy, sleeping (Australian)
flat out (like a lizard in the sun) - doing absolutely nothing.
- flat out
- bluntly, no holds barred
She thought it was best to tell him she didn't love him flat out.
- flat rate
- An amount of money paid by everyone or every user of something
Customers are expected to pay a flat rate of £15 monthly.
- flat rates
- plural form of flat rate
- flat silver
- silver, or silver-plated cutlery
- flat space
- Any Riemann space in which the metric tensors are constants throughout
- flat spaces
- plural form of flat space
- flat store
- A crooked gambling establishment, such as a casino running rigged or fixed (dishonest) games of chance.“flat store”, as which the primary “flat joint” is also known, listed of Newspeak: A Dictionary of Jargon by Jonathon Green (1984; ; ISBN 0710096852 (10), ISBN 978-0710096852 (13))
These systems are often cheaper to install than conventional horizontal ducting and have the advantage over above-floor ducts that they are unlikely to be damaged by tractors unloading the flat store.
- flat stores
- plural form of flat store
- flat tire
- Alternative spelling of flat tyre
- flat tires
- plural form of flat tire
- flat tyre
- A tyre of a motor vehicle that is deflated, especially one deflated because of a puncture when in use
- flat tyres
- plural form of flat tyre
- flat white
- A type of white coffee made with espresso coffee and hot milk
- flat whites
- plural form of flat white
- flat wrack
- spiral wrack
- flat wracks
- plural form of flat wrack
- flat-bottomed
- Having a flat bottom
For example a flat-bottomed bowl.
- flat-chested
- Having a flat chest; having small breasts
- flat-chestedness
- The state of being flat-chested; the state of having small breasts
Flat-chestedness was a big problem when I was in school.
- flat-earther
- A person who believes or advocates the theory that the earth is flat
- flat-earther
- A person who believes or advocates an outlandish, discredited theory; a person who refuses to acknowledge the truth despite overwhelming evidence
Global warming is settled, unless you are a flat earther or an energy company apologist.
- flat-footed
- To firmly hold and maintain a decision; to stand one's ground
1892 Frank Millet: I write in this way to urge you to be explicit and flat-footed in your wishes. Quoted in: 2003 Erik Larson, The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America'', ISBN 0609608444, page 177.
- flat-footed
- unprepared to act
They caught us flat-footed.
- flat-footed
- having feet which are flat
Bears are flat-footed animals.
- flat-footed
- having the specific physical condition of flat feet
- flat-headed cat
- a small wild cat patchily distributed in the Thai-Malay Peninsula, Borneo and Sumatra
- flat-headed cats
- plural form of flat-headed cat
- flat-out
- Alternative spelling of flat out
- flat-rate
- Relating to a flat rate; with the same amount of money required of everyone
a flat-rate contribution.
- mud flat
- A flat expanse of mud at the edge of a body of water, regularly inundated by e.g. tidal action
- nothing flat
- A very short (but unspecified) amount of time; no time at all
After so many years of practice, she can often find the problem and fix it in nothing flat.
- optical flat
- a disk of high-quality quartz glass having at least one side ground and polished with a deviation in flatness less than 50 nanometers all over, and a surface quality of 5 microfinish or less; used, in an interferometer, to measure the flatness of other surfaces
- salt flat
- a dry lake bed consisting primarily of salt
- flat ride
- (Kahve) A flat ride cymbal or flat top ride (or often just flat ride) is a ride cymbal without a bell
- flat character
- (Fotoğrafçılık) A minor character in a work of fiction who does not undergo substantial change or growth in the course of a story. Also referred to as "two-dimensional characters" or "static characters," flat characters play a supporting role to the main character, who as a rule should be round
- flat ride cymbal
- (Kahve) A flat ride cymbal or flat top ride (or often just flat ride) is a ride cymbal without a bell
- flat top ride
- (Kahve) A flat ride cymbal or flat top ride (or often just flat ride) is a ride cymbal without a bell
- flat rate
- A media rate that allows for no discounts
- flat rate
- fixed price, price that remains constant under all circumstances
- flat
- {n} a level, even ground, shallow, dulness, a broad boat, a mark of depression in music
- flat
- {v} to make or grow flat, level, hinder, draw
- flat
- {a} level, even, smoot, null, insipid, postive
- fall flat on its face
- Fail or make a mistake in an embarrassing way
- flat affect
- (Psikoloji, Ruhbilim) A severe reduction in emotional expressiveness. People with depression and schizophrenia often show flat affect. A person with schizophrenia may not show the signs of normal emotion, perhaps may speak in a monotonous voice, have diminished facial expressions, and appear extremely apathetic. Also known as blunted affect
- flat footed
- (deyim) 1. having flat feet. 2. (informal) clumsy. 3. (informal) unprepared; off guard
- flat refusal
- An immediate direct refusal
- flat tax
- An income tax having a single rate for all taxpayers regardless of income level and type
- flat-out
- In a direct manner; bluntly: "told me the truth flat out"
- flat-out
- At top speed: "running flat out"
- flat-top
- a man's hairstyle in which the hair is cropped short so that it bristles up into a flat surface
- run-flat
- Relating to or denoting a kind of tyre which does not deflate after puncturing
- aflat
- Level with the ground; flat
